Landmarks Applications

Certificate of Appropriateness

Landmarks Applications: Certificate of Appropriateness

appropriate [uh-proh-pree-it] suitable or fitting for a particular purpose…but I thought that was a landmark?!?Have you ever wondered how neighbors in landmark buildings can add rooftop additions? Rear yard extensions? Alter stoops? Even the staunchest of preservationists knows that in vibrant communities, changes in the built environment are inevitable. Although landmarks are protected, they are not frozen in time. They depend on our constant stewardship for appropriate maintenance and change.When owners of landmark buildings wish to make changes, they need to apply to the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission for what’s called a Certificate of Appropriateness (C of A). LW’s C of A Committee works with building owners and their architects to advise on design and protect the integrity of our constantly evolving neighborhood.

LPC Application: Application is to construct rear yard and rooftop additions and bulkheads, modify and create masonry openings, excavate a portion of the rear yard, and construct a new building on a portion of the lot.

104 West 76th Street

Building address and name: 104 West 76th StreetBuilding’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic DistrictOriginal Architect: C. Abbott French & Co.

Original Date of Construction: 1888-89LPC Application: Application is to construct a rooftop addition and enlarge two rear-facing windows.

17 West 67th Street

Building address and name: 17 West 67th StreetBuilding’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic DistrictOriginal Architect: Gronenberg and Leuchtag

Original Date of Construction: 1930-31LPC Application: Application is to replace windows.

LPC hearing date: March 27, 2018, APPROVED WITH MODIFICATIONS

See our Building Database entry for 17 West 67th Street for more information on this landmarked building, as well as a historic photograph of the facade!

505 West End Avenue

Building address and name: 505 West End AvenueBuilding’s Historic District and or Individual Landmark Status: West End Historic District Extension IOriginal Architect: Gaetan AjelloOriginal Date of Construction: 1920-21LPC Application: Application is to replace windows.

Description: A monument, plaza, and landscaping designed by John V. Van Pelt and Carl Pilat, within an English Romantic-style park built in 1873-1875 and designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, with modifications and additions built in 1934-37 and designed by Clifton Lloyd and Gilmore Clarke.

LPC Application: Application is to construct new pathways and replace paving.

LPC Public Meeting: February 6th, 2018, APPROVED

Note: As this item was presented at a meeting and not a hearing, LANDMARK WEST! was not able to submit testimony. However, we will be testifying at the subsequent Public Design Commission hearing, the date of which will be posted when announced.

Join our C of A Committee

Does the thought of shaping changes in our neighborhood interest you? LW’s C of A Committee members are key players in shaping the Upper West Side’s future. We welcome architects, designers, historians, attorneys, real estate professionals and anyone interested in volunteering skills and expertise in the pursuit of stewardship of our neighborhood. The Committee meets to review all applications for changes to landmark sites within Community District 7 scheduled to be heard at the Landmarks Preservation Commission, Public Design Commission and other public forums. Email Sean Khorsandi seankhorsandi@landmarkwest.org, or call (212) 496-8110 for further details.

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